6. With any of these experiences, let your child write about it and submit it here (http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/writeus.htm).

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOCUS: Emotional expression, sharing with others, patience.

7. Go to the local art museum with a Winter Theme in mind.

If it's February, choose Valentine?s. Look all through the museum for paintings with red in them, or couples or that show love. Then come back to the house and make some creative Valentine?s. If it's March, choose March winds, and look for photos exhibiting the wind. This would really be a learning experience since we know ?Mr. Wind? only by his effects.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOCUS: Art appreciation, right-brain, symbolic thinking. The "energy" of colors and how they make us feel.

8. Buy the children the disposable cameras, or use your digital and have a ?warm? photo project where you go through the house photographing things that are ?warm.?

There should be some differences of opinion and some interesting discussions, i.e., colors are warm, appliances are warm, Mommy is warm, the fire is warm. End with a picnic around the coffee table in the great room, with hot cocoa and marshmallows and the meringues you?ve made (see below).

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOCUS: Symbolic thinking, empathy.

9. Make some snowball cookies to go with your treats.

On this site, http://www.himonkey.net/cooking/pavlova/index.html , follow the directions for the Pavlovas, only make them round-shaped. If you skip the berries, they?ll look like snowballs. Then put together a winter puzzle, such as Mystical Realms Winter Rose Puzzle ( http://tinyurl.com/39dov ) - from the fine art series.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOCUS: Teamwork, fine art, working together toward a goal.

10. Dance!

A Child's Celebration of Dance Music" really hits the spot. "Disco Duck," Ba ba ba Ba Barbara Ann," "Shake a Tail Weather," Wooly Bully" ... don't stop us now!

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOCUS: Laughing, dancing and being silly -- an end in itself!

© Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach?, http://www.susandunn , is the author of"How to Develop Your Child's Emotional Intelligence," http://www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html. She offers coaching around emotional intelligence for parenting, relationships, career, and resilience. Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for free ezine. To receive daily tips about EQ, mailto:EQ4U-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.